An inactive copy of a gene associated with cholesterol levels can reduce the risk of a heart attack, according to a study...
The 100,000 Genomes Project aims to sequence 100,000 genomes by 2017. A proportion of these genomes will be from patients who have an undiagnosed rare disease. This project has the potential to make a dramatic impact on the numbers of people receiving a much-needed diagnosis for themselves or their child...
The 100,000 Genomes Project is raising some thorny ethical issues: what kind of feedback should research participants receive, and how?...
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has updated its position on the return of results from genome sequencing to allow patients to opt out from receiving incidental information....
The US National Institutes of Health has unveiled plans to trial sequencing the DNA of newborn babies, to test if it could improve paediatric medical care...
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